Silver Creek Cliff, Lake County, Minnesota

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Silver Creek Cliff
2002
Location of Site:	North Shore of Lake Superior on Highway 61, just past Two Harbors.
County- State/province:	Lake County, Minnesota
State/province:	Minnesota
Country:	United States
Historic Function:	Hill/bluff/butte
Current Function:	Hill/bluff/butte

Lake County

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Silver Creek Cliff, Lake County, Minnesota
(47.062989285167° N, 91.596450805664° W)

In July 1994 the 1,344-foot tunnel through Silver Creek Cliff was completed and opened. There is now a walking and biking path (a segment of the Gitchi-Gami State Trail) along what use to be a perilous stretch of highway on Minnesota's North Shore.

Related Links

Silver Creek Cliff: Abandoned Highway

Engineering summary: Silver Creek Cliff Tunnel

Award for Silver Creek Cliff Tunnel

Gitchi-Gami State Trail